They allow the motor to be very streamlined to fit under shrubs better, like the Powertorque.
They also have a reduction effect making pulling effort less than the top starter.
There seem to be a lot of these side pull versions of the full crank, the final iteration before the half crank Powertorque engines were quickly phased in as the two stroke choice.
I generally find them very easy starters, even after prolonged storage for years -at least in one case!
They were the first to get microchip electronic ignition and the last full crank. The best of both worlds converged in the relatively short production run of the early 1980s.
When pulling them off the motor you need to carefully note where the metal shim is positioned, particularly in relation to the spring stems sticking out inside. I would never been stuck a couple of times if I hadn't had a second mower to use as a reference.
Last edited by Mowerfreak; 29/06/22 12:50 AM.
